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Stories by Glen Ford

Blacks Need Radio News, Not Michael Baisden's Slanders

Syndicated radio host Michael Baisden, eager to become kingpin of Jena Six fundraising, launched a slanderous campaign against the many black groups that don't have access to ABC Radio's mega-audience.
Posted on Nov 21, 2007, Source: Black Agenda Report

'Cancer' in the Congressional Black Caucus as That Body Has Become Increasingly Pro-Corporate and Anti-Community

The cancer in the Caucus must be removed one cell at a time, but it requires courageous candidates backed by enough non-corporate money to go the distance.
Posted on Nov 17, 2007, Source: Black Agenda Report

Clarence Thomas, the Anti-Black

Thomas is often described as a "complicated" personality, but that's just a euphemism for being a self-loathing ally of the worst sections of the white ruling class.
Posted on Oct 13, 2007, Source: Black Agenda Report

Hip Hop Profanity, Misogyny and Violence: Blame the Manufacturer

Corporations have been usurping and reshaping Black mass culture for decades -- hip hop is just the latest product line.
Posted on May 7, 2007, Source: Black Agenda Report

There's Not a Dime's Worth of Difference Between Hillary and Obama on Iraq

Rep. Maxine Waters aims to stop Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton from tip-toeing around the issue of Iraq and says it's time for them to get serious about an exit strategy.
Posted on Jan 26, 2007, Source: Black Agenda Report

The State of the Apocalypse

The State of the Union address is a farce in the face of the destruction this administration has wreaked on the nation and world.
Posted on Jan 23, 2007, Source: TomPaine.com

Bigger Than Hip-Hop

Hip-hop is arguably the most potent musical force in the country today, and African-American activists are working to shape it into a political movement as well.
Posted on Sep 19, 2006, Source: In These Times

Rhythms of Resistance

The overwhelmingly black New Orleans diaspora is returning to find that their homes are being stolen out from under them.
Posted on Jan 19, 2006, Source: The Black Commentator

A Hurricane of Differences

African Americans and whites perceived the government's failed response to Katrina in drastically different ways.
Posted on Jan 10, 2006, Source: The Black Commentator

The Meaningless Apology on Lynching

The vast bulk of black Americans see the "apology" for what it is -- a scam, with no substantial benefits, and less good faith.
Posted on Jun 17, 2005, Source: The Black Commentator

The Problem with Al Sharpton

The growing storm over Sharpton's covert alliance with rightwing Republicans is a deathblow to his actual goal: to become the recognized leader of African Americans.
Posted on Feb 6, 2004, Source: The Black Commentator

Two Civilized Men Among the Barbarians

Only Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton appear prepared to take part in the evolving global discussion on the central issues facing humanity.
Posted on Oct 9, 2003, Source: The Black Commentator